Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi is not treating its Champions League game at Manchester City on Wednesday as a rematch of last year’s final. The Serie A winner was beaten 1-0 by Pep Guardiola’s side in the 2023 final, but Inzaghi is adamant that changes to the Champions League format and the fact that there…
Mohun Bagan Super Giant last played in Asia in the group stages of AFC Cup 2023-24, which has been rebranded as the AFC Champions League 2 this season. Juan Ferrando’s boys were drawn in Group D with Odisha FC from India, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh and Maziya from Maldives. Though the Mariners opened its campaign…
Manchester City is braced for its Champions League reunion with Inter Milan at the start of an expanded tournament that will be “so tough” for the 2023 winners. Pep Guardiola’s side beat Inter 1-0 in the final two seasons ago as Rodri’s goal clinched its first Champions League crown on a memorable night in Istanbul….
Mohun Bagan Super Giant will start its continental campaign in the new season by taking on FC Ravshan Kulob of Tajikistan in the AFC Champions League Two’s opening group A league match at home in Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday. Having gained its spot in ACL Two as the Indian Super League (ISL) shield champion,…
Arne Slot had made a serene start to the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, but a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest has brought the Dutchman’s honeymoon period to an abrupt end and exposed cracks in the Reds’ facade. Liverpool has little time to lick its wounds with a trip to AC…
Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Bayern Munich beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 at home on Tuesday – becoming the first team to score nine goals in a Champions League match. Kane opened the scoring from the spot after 19 minutes and a second-half hat trick took him to 33 Champions League goals,…
Liverpool celebrated its return to the Champions League after a year’s absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai. Liverpool got off to an awful start in the battle between the two European heavyweights when…
Kylian Mbappe scored on his first Champions League appearance for Real Madrid as the holder started its trophy defence with a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on Tuesday. Antonio Rudiger headed home in the 83rd minute for the record 15-time champion after Deniz Undav had levelled Mbappe’s opener just seconds into the second half. Endrick, another…
Marseille announced on Tuesday the signing of French international midfielder Adrien Rabiot, with whom it had already reached an “agreement in principle”. Rabiot was a free agent since leaving Juventus in July after five years in which he won the 2020 Serie A title and two Italian Cups. “Marseille are delighted to announce the signing…
Juventus’ 19-year-old Kenan Yildiz scored the first goal of the revamped Champions League on Tuesday. And what a goal it was. Yildiz dribbled into the left side of the box and curled in a long shot off the far, top corner of the goal frame to become Juventus’ youngest scorer in his first match in…
